毅力
Old HSK 6
毅力 (yìlì) · perseverance
毅力 (yìlì) means “perseverance; willpower”. It is written with 2 characters: 毅 (decisive) + 力 (strength). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 毅力 is built
The characters
毅 yì · decisive
What 毅 is made of
- 豙yì — structural part
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 立lì — to stand
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and
- 几jǐ — small table
力 lì · strength
What 力 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A plow's head representing strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学外语需要毅力。Xué wàiyǔ xūyào yìlì.Learning a foreign language takes perseverance.
她凭着毅力跑完了全程。Tā píngzhe yìlì pǎo wán le quánchéng.She ran the whole course through sheer willpower.
Questions about 毅力
What does 毅力 mean?
毅力 (yìlì) means “perseverance; willpower”.
How do you pronounce 毅力?
毅力 is pronounced yìlì.
Which HSK level is 毅力?
毅力 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 毅然yìránresolutely
- 努力nǔlìto work hard
- 动力dònglìmotivation
- 力量lìliangstrength
- 能力nénglìability
- 实力shílìstrength
- 听力tīnglìlistening (skill)
- 压力yālìpressure
- 尽力jìnlìto do one's best
- 精力jīnglìenergy
Learn 毅力 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 217: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.